First US edition, first printing, published a year after the first UK edition. Inscribed by Williams on the title page: “Fair fortune by yours, Kit Williams.”

Quarto. Original blue boards, titles to spine gilt, author’s monogram to front board in blind, orange endpapers. With the dust jacket. 12 full-page and 2 double-page colour illustrations by the author. Spine rolled, a few minor bumps to extremities. An excellent copy in a lightly rubbed jacket with mild toning to extremities.